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R. 1:11-3 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 1:11-3: Termination of Responsibility in the Trial Court; Responsibility on Appeal, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Termination of Responsibility in the Trial Court; Responsibility on Appeal
The responsibility of an attorney of record in any trial court with respect to the further conduct of the proceedings shall terminate upon the expiration of the time for appeal from the final judgment or order entered therein. For purposes of appeal or certification, however, the attorney of record for the adverse party in the court below shall be considered as attorney for the respondent, and notice and papers served upon that attorney shall be deemed good service until the appellant or petitioner is notified of an appearance entered by a new attorney or is given written notice by the respondent naming another attorney.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:12-3(a), 2:10; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
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rule 1:11-3 "Termination of Responsibility in the Trial Court; Responsibility on Appeal" {
The responsibility of an attorney of record in any trial court with respect to the further conduct of the proceedings shall terminate upon the expiration of the time for appeal from the final judgment or order entered therein. For purposes of appeal or certification, however, the attorney of record for the adverse party in the court below shall be considered as attorney for the respondent, and notice and papers served upon that attorney shall be deemed good service until the appellant or petitioner is notified of an appearance entered by a new attorney or is given written notice by the respondent naming another attorney.
Note: Source-R.R. 1:12-3(a), 2:10; amended July 13, 1994 to be effective September 1, 1994.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-23; corpus harvested 2026-09-02
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